ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., completes the sale of its fresh beef and pork operations to a venture led by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. and Booth Creek Management Corp., Dallas, for $1.4 billion. (Marketing News).
ConAgra Foods ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged foods companies. ConAgra's products are available in supermarkets, as well as restaurants and food service establishments. Its headquarters are located in Omaha, Nebraska. Inc., Omaha, Neb., completes the sale of its fresh
beef and pork pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos have limited its use, especially among Jews and Muslims. operations to a venture led by Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849.
American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. , Muse, Tate &
Furst Inc. and Booth Creek Management Corp., Dallas, for $1.4 billion.
In a press release, ConAgra said the deal is part of its long-term
strategy to focus on branded food products, but it will maintain a
relationship with the sold business, which will continue to provide meat
used in other ConAgra businesses.
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| | Comment: | ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., completes the sale of its fresh beef and pork operations to a venture led by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. and Booth Creek Management Corp., Dallas, for $1.4 billion. (Marketing News). |
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| Publication: | Agri Marketing |
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| Article Type: | Brief Article |
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| Geographic Code: | 1USA |
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| Date: | Nov 1, 2002 |
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| Words: | 76 |
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